Gloria (heating system)

Gloria (meaning glory in Spanish) was a central heating system used in Castile beginning in the Middle Ages. It was a direct descendant of the Roman hypocaust, and due to its slow rate of combustion, it allowed people to use smaller fuels such as hay instead of wood.

Description

The Gloria consisted of a firebox, generally located outside (in a courtyard, for example), which burned hay, and one or more ducts that ran under the floors of the rooms to be heated. The warm exhaust gases from the combustion would pass through these ducts and then be released outside through a vertical flue.

The system is more efficient than a fireplace, because the rate of combustion (and therefore the heat output) can be regulated by restricting the airflow into the firebox. Moreover, the air required for combustion does not have to pass through the interior of the building, which reduces cold drafts. Finally, because the firebox is not open to the interior, there is no risk of filling the interior with smoke.

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Gloria (1980 film)

Gloria is a 1980 American crime thriller film written and directed by John Cassavetes. It tells the story of a gangster's girlfriend who goes on the run with a young boy who is being hunted by the mob for information he may or may not have. It stars Gena Rowlands, Julie Carmen, Buck Henry, and John Adames.

Plot

In the South Bronx, Jeri Dawn is heading home on the bus with bags of groceries. She gets off at her stop and accidentally drops all her bags. After picking them up, she heads to an apartment building. Once inside the lobby, she passes a man whose dress and appearance are out of place. The woman quickly boards the elevator and anxiously waits for it to reach her floor, where she then gets off and heads to a room far from the elevator.

She is met by her husband Jack Dawn, an accountant for a New York City mob family. There is a contract on Jack and his family, as he has been acting as an informant for the FBI. Suddenly, the family's neighbor, Gloria Swenson, rings their doorbell, asking to borrow some coffee. Jeri tells Gloria of the impending hit and implores Gloria to protect the children. Gloria, a former mobster's girlfriend, tells Jeri that she doesn't like kids but begrudgingly agrees. The Dawns' daughter Carmen refuses to leave and locks herself in the bathroom, so Gloria takes only their young son Phil to her apartment – just narrowly missing the hit squad.

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Gloria (Them song)

"Gloria" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and originally recorded by Morrison's band Them in 1964 and released as the B-side of "Baby, Please Don't Go". The song became a garage rock staple and a part of many rock bands' repertoires. It is particularly memorable for its "G–L–O–R–I–A" chorus. It is easy to play, as a simple three-chord song, and thus is popular with those learning to play guitar.

History

Morrison said that he wrote "Gloria" while he performed with the Monarchs in Germany in the summer of 1963, at just about the time he turned eighteen years old. He started to perform it at the Maritime Hotel when he returned to Belfast and joined up with the Gamblers to form the band Them. He would ad-lib lyrics as he performed, sometimes stretching the song to fifteen or twenty minutes. After signing a contract with Dick Rowe and Decca, Them went to London for a recording session at Decca Three Studios in West Hampstead on 5 July 1964; "Gloria" was one of the seven songs recorded that day. Besides Morrison, present were Billy Harrison on guitar, Alan Henderson on bass, Ronnie Millings on drums and Patrick John McCauley on keyboards. Rowe brought in session musicians Arthur Greenslade on organ and Bobby Graham on drums, since he considered the Them members too inexperienced. There remains some dispute about whether Millings and McCauley were miked up, but Alan Henderson contends that Them constituted the first rock group to use two drummers on a recording. Although some sources claim that Jimmy Page played second guitar, other sources deny this.

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Gloria

by: Santa Esmeralda

Like to tell you 'bout my baby, you know she comes around,
Just 'bout five feet four a-from her head to the ground.
You know she comes around here just about midnight,
She make me feel so good, lord, she make me feel all right.
And her name is g-l-o-r-i,
G-l-o-r-i-a gloria
G-l-o-r-i-a gloria
I'm gonna shout it all night gloria
I'm gonna shout it every day, gloria
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.
She comes around here just about midnight, ha
She make me feel so good, lord, i wanna say she make me feel all right.
Comes a-walkin' down my street, then she comes up to my house,
She knock upon my door and then she comes to my room,
Yeah an' she make me feel all right,
And her name is g-l-o-r-i,
G-l-o-r-i-a gloria
G-l-o-r-i-a gloria
I'm gonna shout it all night gloria
I'm gonna shout it every day gloria
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah,
Looks so good gloria
All right, feel so good gloria




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Gloria Diane Spindler

Princeton Daily Clarion 25 Mar 2025
PRINCETON — Gloria Diane Spindler, 77, of Princeton, passed away at home Thursday, March 20, 2025 ... .
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Charles City Press 25 Mar 2025
Supervisor Gloria Carr said Monday that the final items in the LEC jail cells had been completed and the final items for the holding cells outside the courtrooms on the third and fourth floors of the courthouse had been completed ... .
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Lima Ohio 25 Mar 2025
TODAY IN HISTORY. In 1894, Jacob S. Coxey began a march from Massillon, Ohio, leading an “army” of as many as 500 unemployed workers to Washington to demand help from the federal government ... Mine No ... BIRTHDAYS ... Activist and author Gloria Steinem is 91 ... .
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Set for Success: 12 Greater Taunton area boys volleyball players to watch this spring

Taunton Daily Gazette 25 Mar 2025
D-R volleyball hosts first "Dig Pink" game for breast cancer awareness. D-R girls volleyball hosted its first "Dig Pink" game Monday night, with all proceeds donated to the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation ... 13 Minnechaug ... Dighton-Rehoboth.
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Today in History: Coal dust explosion kills 111 miners

Chicago Tribune 25 Mar 2025
Today is Tuesday, March 25, the 84th day of 2025. There are 281 days left in the year. Today in history.. On March 25, 1947, a coal dust explosion inside the Centralia Coal Co. Mine No ... Also on this date. ... Activist and author Gloria Steinem is 91 ... .
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Check out the 2025 Shreveport Times All-City Girls Basketball Team

Shreveport Times 25 Mar 2025
Most Valuable Player ... The multi-talented Southeastern signee executed a double-double every night for coach Gloria Williams averaging 23 points and 10 rebounds with seven steals and four assists in leading the Lady Panthers to the District 1-5A title.
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Tennessee House passes bill to make juvenile records of deceased school shooters public

Columbia Daily Herald 25 Mar 2025
TSSAA basketball. Antioch plays first games since Jan. 22 school shooting ... 22 shooting at the school ... Reps. Gabby Salinas, D-Memphis, Vincent Dixie, D-Nashville, Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, and Aftyn Behn, D-Nashville, voted against the bill. Reps ... Rep.
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Divers find car of Elgin woman missing since 1983 in the Fox River

Chicago Tribune 25 Mar 2025
Elgin police confirmed the discovery in a Facebook message posted about 8.50 p.m ... “Currently, there is no information available as to if any human remains are in the vehicle ... Gloria Casas is a freelance reporter for The Courier-News. .
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Tax hearing draws complaints about Floyd County’s rates, spending

Charles City Press 25 Mar 2025
By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com ... More than two dozen people attended the hearing, which lasted just over an hour and a half ... “We go without ... “We have to follow state code,” said Supervisor Gloria Carr ... .
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Gloria G. Shirley

Emporia Gazette 24 Mar 2025
Gloria G. Shirley, of Osage City, formerly of Emporia, died Sunday, March 23, 2025, at Newman Regional Health. She was 85 ... .
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Karen Uker

Charles City Press 24 Mar 2025
... Lee Sullivan, and sisters Gloria Wilson, Debra Sullivan and brother Larry Sullivan.
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How could city leaders not understand voters’ message?

San Diego Union-Tribune 24 Mar 2025
Clearly Mayor Gloria and the City Council did not understand the message from voters when we rejected increasing the sales tax by 1 percentage point ... How could they miss such a simple message?.
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Boy shot in North Hills while trying to steal wheels, police say

LA Daily News 24 Mar 2025
A North Hills homeowner confronted suspects removing tires from his vehicle on the 600 block of Gledhill Street near Gloria Avenue in the early hours of Monday morning, March, 24, shooting and injuring one, police said ... .
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Unlocking the Archive: CHS senior play in 1997 was 'Look Homeward Angel'

Chillicothe Gazette 24 Mar 2025
"Every year it becomes more of a challenge just because I try to think about the seniors that I have that year and I take into consideration their personalities and their abilities," said Gloria ...
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Inside Business annually honors outstanding individuals and organizations that are making a noteworthy difference in health care across Hampton Roads ... ___ The honorees. Dr ... Petra Lynch and Gloria TooSentara-EVMS Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program — Drs ... .

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